Spinning Fun.

Well I finished spinning up the last of the Shetland fleece I got from Jamieson & Smith. I had Jonathan take a picture of me wearing it just for some fun. I have no clue what to make with it. I thought it was a lot of yarn but at 767 yards it’s not enough for a large sweater so it might get turned into a toddler sweater but I’m not sure. I’m not sure I want to waste it on a small person who may or may not wear it.
Myself wearing my Shetland homespun yarn, around 767 yards of it at 354 grams, it was warm.

I have also been working on my Hillswick Lumber. This is a wonderful cardigan by Ann Feitelson from her book The Art of Fair Isle Knitting. Progress is slow at one row every 20-25 minutes so it’s going to take a few months to finish. The progress so far:
Hillswick Lumber, body section.

Aside from the spinning and knitting I haven’t really gotten anything else done around here. Spring is coming though so once it gets a bit warmer I can envision doing some spring cleaning. I have a couple of wool fleeces reserved so hope to place the order this weekend for them. Once they arrive I’ll be washing them up; apparently raw fleece attracts moths more readily so I’m paranoid about that so you might see some more fleece cleaning photos in the near future.

6 responses to “Spinning Fun.”

Wow, that sure is a lot of yarn! It’s so nice to be able to put a face to who I’ve been talking to online so nice photo :D I love your fairisle cardigan, it does look like it will take a long while. The ribbing at the bottom looks very interesting. I can’t wait to see it when it’s finished :D

Well done on spinning that yarn! I was tempted to buy some J&S fibre when I was in Shetland, but didn’t have room in my bag. You have enough to do a short sleeve sweater like Paper Dolls, or a vest. Your cardigan is looking very pretty!